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The Chester Mayer ranch, Eagle, Colorado, from a photographic Christmas card, sent to the Kite family between 1945 and 1952. The Mayer ranch is now the Eagle Ranch subdivision. It was the John Ewing ranch prior to the Mayers.
On verso of card: "Dear Kites, Sure would like to have a visit from the Kite family again. Lloyd hasn't forgotten what a nice time he had while you folks were here. Thought of you when we branded this year. Built new corrals...
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"No doubt, quite a number of ranchers still living will remember that Grandaddy of all winters, 1919-1920 when stockmen were forced to start feeding hay a month earlier than usual and only a very few had enough feed to see their stock through the winter and a late, late Spring. Several cattlemen of the McCoy area were out of hay before the first of April, when there was still from twelve to thirty inches of snow on the ground. Rather than seeing their...
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"Pontius" (caption from photo album). Nell Pontius standing in snow with mountains, a ranch, and other homes and buildings in the background. On the left side in the background, there are other people running.
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"Jack and the Turkeys" (caption from photo album).
Jack the dog standing in the snow with the turkeys. There is a wagon, small shed, and fenceline in the background.
5. Snow 1928
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Snow at the Larsen place on Brush Creek in 1928.
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Claude (Mike) Gerard on the Gerard Ranch. The house is directly to his left and bits of equipment can be seen partially covered with snow behind him.
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Claude (Mike) Gerard on the Gerard ranch. There is a tractor hooked to a spreader on the right and another vehicle on the left. A building is in the background and there is snow and mud, indicating springtime.
8. Keith Gerard
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Keith Gerard stands on a snowy road in front of a wagon. He is wearing tall boots, gloves, and hat; a shadow of the photographer is in the photo foreground.